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| Developer | Splashtop Inc.[1] |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Discontinued[citation needed] |
| Source model | Closed source[2] |
| Initial release | October 30, 2007[3] |
| Update method | Manual, via PC vendor[2] |
| Platforms | x86 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Default user interface | Blackbox |
| License | Open source with some closed source components[4] |
| Official website | os |
Splashtop OS (previously known as SplashTop)[1] is a discontinued Linux distribution intended to serve as instant-on environment for personal computers. It is open source software with some closed source components. The original concept of Splashtop was that it was intended to be integrated on a read-only device and shipped with the hardware, rather than installed by the user. It did not prevent the installation of another operating system for dual booting. It was an instant-on commercial Linux distribution targeting PC motherboard vendors and other device manufacturers. The first OEM partner for the original Splashtop was ASUS, and their first joint product was called Express Gate. Later, other computer manufacturers also built Splashtop into certain models and re-branded it under different names. The aspects below detailing these events are retained verbatim from past articles, for historical reference.
It boots in about 5 seconds,[3] was thus marketed as "instant-on". It uses Bootsplash,[5] SquashFS,[4] Blackbox, SCIM, and the Linux kernel 2.6.[6]
Support for Splashtop OS has been withdrawn and downloads of Splashtop OS have been disabled on the Splashtop website. Its popularity quickly declined after announcing an agreement with Microsoft and most vendors who included it eventually started using a version that required a windows installation and later simply dropped it.[7] Splashtop Inc. then focused on a remote desktop solution.[8]
- ^ a b Larabel, Michael (October 30, 2010). "Remember SplashTop? Here's An Update On Them". Phoronix. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ a b "Splashtop Instant-On Desktop from DeviceVM". Official website. DeviceVM. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010.
- ^ a b Larabel, Michael (October 6, 2007). "ASUS Motherboard Ships With Embedded Linux, Web Browser". Phoronix. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Larabel, Michael (November 4, 2007). "SplashTop Source Code Released". Phoronix. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ Larabel, Michael (July 29, 2008). "SplashTop "Instant-On Linux" Gets Hacked". Phoronix. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ "Open Source". Official website. Splashtop Inc. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010.
- ^ "New Splashtop OS now available". Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "Splashtop For Linux Claims 10x Performance Advantage". Retrieved March 17, 2021.